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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENEYYW. ROYCE, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RECEPTACLE FQR CHECK-SLIPS, 184C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,7-33, dated May15,1888. Application led March Q6, 1887. Serial No. 232,576. (No model.)

Figure 1 is a face view of a receptacle em-y bodying my invention; Fig.2, a face view of a card or check-slip adapted for use in conjunctionwith the same; Fig. 3, a view showing the card or-slip in positionwithin the receptacle and secured therein, and also showing the samedetached and partially removed therefrom; Fig. 4, a detail sectionalview taken on the line l l of Fig. l; Fig. 5, a detail sectionalview'taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and showing the construction shownin full lines in said p figure; Fig. 6, a similar VView showing theparts in the position shownl in dotted lines in said figure, and Fig. 7a detail sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 3.

Like lettersrefer to like parts in all the tigures of the drawings.

Myinvention relates to receptacles for cards, check-slips, tickets, orother like articles bearing a legend consisting of two parts, the oneformal and `public in its naturesuch as the address and statement of thegeneral natureof the whole--and the other private and giving -thedetails of the transaction or communication or any legend part of whichit is desired to expose while the remainder is to be covered orconcealed.

My invention has for its object to provide means for effecting thisresult in a simple, cheap, and secure manner; 'and it consists, mainly,ofa paperreceptacle or pocket closed except at one side, where it isprovided with gummed flaps, between which the card, checkslip, or otherlike article is slipped part way into the pocket, a portion being leftexposed beyond the flaps, which are pasted or stuck to the oppositesides of the slip. There are also perforations along the base of theiiaps to facilitate their detachment from the pocket to remove theslips.

I will proceed to describe in detail one way in which I have carried outmy invention in practical form, and will then point outvdefie nitely inthe claim the special improvements which I believe to be new and Wish toprotect by Letters Patent. I

In the drawings, A represents a paper receptacle or pocket, which isshown asofrectangular form and lwhich is closed on three .sides bydoubling the sheet as first cnt and pasting together the edges which areleft free;v

but on one side, which in the drawings ,is'represented as the top,the'edges are left open,so as to provide an opening into the'receptacle.At this opening a iap, a, is provided on each side of the receptacle,which is gummed upon its inside face, andv preferably a line of'perforations, a', is made across the pocket on each sideat the base ofeach flap, so that the latter may be readily detached from the bodyofthe pocket. This pocket is intended as areceptacle for a card, ticket,check-slip, or anyother like device a portion of which it is desired toconceal, while an'other portion contains an address or some like matterit is desired to expose. For this purpose the card or slip, or whatevernature it may be, is made of a Width to easily enter the pocket, but ofa length greater than the depth of the latter, so that v b', relatingeither to sales or purchases, as the' case maybe, the card being printedon both sides, one for sales and the other for purchases. Below this thecard is ruled for the entries of sales or purchases, while at the lowerend of the card is room for the signature ofthe firm or person makingthe statement. It is generally desired to keep the statements of thesecards concealed from others, and for thispurpose I have especiallydevised the'improvement in question. The card-slip B is of a widthadapted to easily slip into the pocket A, but of greater length than thedepth of the pocket, so that a portion of the upper end will projectfrom the latter, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, exposing at leastthe address, and, if desired, the printed matter below, though usuallyit will be preferred to conceal this also. The card, when signed andaddressed, is slipped into the receptacle and the gummed iiaps a turnedup against each side and stuck'thereto. By this means the card isfastened in the pocket, and the package will present the appearanceshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the important portion or memoranda ofthe card being entirely concealed from view, while the address ot theperson or firm to whom it is to be delivered appears upon the endprojecting beyond the receptacle. These cards are usually delivered bypersons upon the close of the business day. In order to remove the cardfrom its receptacle, it is only necessary to seize it at one edgeoutside of the latter and pull slightly upward, while the pocket is heldin the other hand. The flaps will separate at once from the body of thepocket along the lines of perforation, as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, and the card, with the flaps adhering to it, may be readilyremoved from the receptacle, as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. l

I have shown in the drawings a card or slip intended for a specialpurpose, and have described its use. It is obvious, however, that myinvention may be used with cards and slips of different descriptions-infact, wherever it is desirable to conceal a portion of the card or slipwhile leaving another portion exposed. It may also be used forashipping-tag and bill combined, the bill for the goods being concealedwithin the pocket, while the address to which they are to be deliveredis exposed upon the outside. Various uses of the device will suggestthemselves to business men. I do not wish to be understood, therefore,as limiting myself vto the particular card herein shown and described.It is possible, also, that in some instances it may be sufficient tofasten but one flap to the card, in which caseit would not be necessaryto have but one flap gummed, and, in fact, it would not be necessary toprevide but a single flap. The more desirable construction, however, is,as I have shown and described, with two flaps, both of which are gummedand stuck to the card on each side thereof after it is introduced intothe receptacle.

It is also evident that the pocket may be made of some other materialthan paper, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A receptacle or pocket, of paper or other suitable material, closed atall edges but one and provided with gummed flaps on each side of itsmouth, in combination with a card or other like device of greater lengththan the depth of the receptacle, whereby a portion of the matter on thecard may be securely concealed within the receptacle and a portionexposed on the end of the card projecting outside of the latter,substantially as and for the purposes specilied.

HENRY XV. ROYCE.

Witnesses:

L. R. HOPKINS, W. C. CoRLrEs.

